释义 |
[ psh; spelling pronunciation pish ] / pʃ; spelling pronunciation pɪʃ /
interjection(used as an exclamation of mild contempt or impatience.) nounan exclamation of “pish!” verb (used without object)Origin of pishFirst recorded in 1585–95; imitative Words nearby pishPiscis Austrinus, piscivorous, pisco, pisé, Pisgah, pish, pishogue, Pishpek, Pisidia, Pisidian, pisiform Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pishJack, who was alone, shook his head as he read this letter, and then laid it down with a pish! Mr. Midshipman Easy|Captain Frederick Marryat And he reached out his hand to take his master by the wrist; but with an impatient “Pish!” The King's Esquires|George Manville Fenn The case was exactly opposite with respect to pish: I mean so far as the alteration of two of its letters is concerned. The Round Towers of Ireland|Henry O'Brien Tuath, then, and pish are by no means synonymous; neither do they signify mystery or prophets, except in a secondary light. The Round Towers of Ireland|Henry O'Brien
British Dictionary definitions for pish
interjectionan exclamation of impatience or contempt verbto make this exclamation at (someone or something) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |